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• Count Binface gets almost 10,000 votes in Clacton by-election

  14-08-2026 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The self-styled intergalactic space warrior finished second to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
  
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• Reform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizens

  16-08-2026 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.
  
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• Emergency phone alert put domestic abuse victims at risk, campaigners say

  16-08-2026 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The alert took many by surprise when it was sent to millions of phones on Friday night - but it may have also put vulnerable people at risk.
  
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• Calls for public inquiry into Jason Arday 'witch hunt'

  16-08-2026 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Simon Woolley said Arday had been "hounded" by the media and pursued relentlessly.
  
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• UK-made drones strike targets inside Russia

  16-08-2026 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The drones have been used for the first time in mainland Russia to hit military and industrial targets.
  
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• I survived two years as prime minister in a hit new game - then my cabinet deserted me

  16-08-2026 01:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mobile game No 10: Full Confidence recently ranked above Minecraft on the UK App Store paid games chart
  
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• Who voted for Count Binface and why?

  15-08-2026 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cheaper Flakes and using Adele to fund the NHS - voters on why they support a man dressed as a bin.
  
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• Temporary ban on disposable BBQs as military deployed to help battle wildfires

  15-08-2026 05:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Single-use grills pose a "significant risk to the public" in current drought and heatwave conditions, the government warns.
  
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• UK diplomats no longer get hardship bonus for being posted to Buenos Aires

  14-08-2026 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Civil servants are entitled to extra money for working in difficult or dangerous cities around the world.
  
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• Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?

  14-08-2026 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.
  
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• Chris Mason: Where does this unorthodox by-election victory leave Nigel Farage?

  14-08-2026 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As expected, the Reform UK leader easily won the Clacton by-election but was nowhere to be seen after the result.
  
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• Farage faces renewed watchdog probe after Clacton by-election victory

  14-08-2026 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The investigation into a £5m gift received by Farage reopens, as he returns as the MP for Clacton.
  
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• What do people in Clacton think of Farage's by-election win?

  14-08-2026 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Reform leader wins the by-election he triggered, and gains more votes than last time.
  
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• Disability campaigners call for Burnham to delay assisted dying bill

  14-08-2026 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Activists say introducing assisted dying without reforming care puts "sick and disabled people's lives at risk".
  
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• Farage's by-election victory won't stop questions about finances

  14-08-2026 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage triggered the Clacton by-election and the result was predictable - so what did he achieve?
  
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• Has the by-election changed things for Clacton?

  14-08-2026 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC East's political correspondent Andrew Sinclair analyses Nigel Farage's victory.
  
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• Count Binface 'gratified' for being present at declaration

  14-08-2026 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Count Binface - whose real name is Jonathan David Harvey - received 9,455 votes for the Clacton by-election.
  
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• Muted response as Nigel Farage declared winner

  14-08-2026 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Farage won 22,239 votes, with Count Binface in second with 9,455 votes.
  
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• 'Welcome to one of the most bizarre by-elections in recent history'

  14-08-2026 00:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.
  
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• Watch: Counting under way in Clacton by-election

  14-08-2026 00:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Votes are being counted in the Clacton by-election, with results expected in the early hours of Friday.
  
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• Reform councillor suspended over social media posts

  13-08-2026 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In X posts from 2019, Kirklees councillor Dave Rowan appeared to make threats about John Bercow.
  
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• Children in temporary accommodation hits record high

  13-08-2026 17:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of children living in temporary accommodation has hit its 18th quarterly high in a row.
  
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• UK defends seizing shadow fleet tanker after Putin threat

  13-08-2026 17:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK government says it is "disrupting and deterring shadow fleet vessels" in accordance with the law.
  
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• Zero hours crackdown could cost firms up to £2.9bn a year

  13-08-2026 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour's employment rights bill crackdown on zero hours contracts could cost businesses up to £2.9bn a year, new official analysis has found.
  
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• UK economy grows but experts warn of challenging months ahead

  13-08-2026 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hot weather and the men's football World Cup boosted the economy but the Iran war may weigh on growth
  
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• MPs make fireworks plea in 'tinderbox' conditions

  13-08-2026 07:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MPs say crews are under pressure due to wildfires, including the large one at a nature reserve.
  
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• Scottish Labour leader hopefuls warn against party divisions

  12-08-2026 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Monica Lennon, Joe Fagan and Michael Marra are competing to fill the post vacated by Anas Sarwar.
  
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• Burnham urges shops not to sell disposable BBQs over wildfire risks

  12-08-2026 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PM wants the public to avoid using single-use grills during the current spell of extremely dry weather.
  
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• Green councillor charged with assaults

  12-08-2026 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Siobhan Harper-Nunes is accused of attacking five people including police officers, police say.
  
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• Ann Widdecombe's loved ones gather for her funeral

  12-08-2026 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A requiem mass is held for the former MP at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, near her Dartmoor home.
  
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